Apple Mac OS X: Create Application Shortcut on Desktop

In order to create a shortcut, you can proceed as follows:

1. Click with the right mouse button on the program to which the shortcut should be made.
2. In the context menu, you click on "Create Alias".
3. This will create a shortcut in the same folder. You can then simply drag this shortcut to your desktop and the program files will stay where they was.

If you are using an Apple mouse without right mouse button, you can click on the program while pressing the apple-key. This is another way to come to the context menu.
2013-02-18 at 11:52